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BT 18185 wont work

My parents have changed from BT Basic to BT Option 1. When you try and use 18185 you get a recorded message saying that BT basic users, light users cannot use the service. Asked 18185 but no help and BT says its not blocking the line. Any one know how i can fix the problem.

Neil
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  • Heinz
    Heinz Posts: 11,191 Forumite
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    Welcome to the MSE forums norwichman.

    At a guess, there's still a 'marker' on the line saying it's on LUS. Only BT can remove that.
    Time has moved on (much quicker than it used to - or so it seems at my age) and my previous advice on residential telephony has been or is now gradually being overtaken by changes in the retail market. Hence, I have now deleted links to my previous 'pearls of wisdom'. I sincerely hope they helped save some of you money.
  • BT_company_representative
    BT_company_representative Posts: 1,861 Organisation Representative
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    Hi norwichman,

    Can you please PM me your parents telephone number and I will take a look into this for you. Please put FAO Sean on the PM.

    Cheers
    Sean
    BT Support
    Official Company Representative
    I am the official company representative of BT. MSE has given permission for me to post in response to queries about the company, so that I can help solve issues. You can see my name on the companies with permission to post list. I am not allowed to tout for business at all. If you believe I am please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com This does NOT imply any form of approval of my company or its products by MSE"
  • norwichman_2
    norwichman_2 Posts: 14 Forumite
    Rang BT and got passed from place to place. Most support staff did not even know what an 18186 was. They claim that they are not blocking the line. Do they by law able to block access to override providers?
  • Heinz
    Heinz Posts: 11,191 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Car Insurance Carver!
    norwichman wrote: »
    Rang BT and got passed from place to place. Most support staff did not even know what an 18186 was. They claim that they are not blocking the line. Do they by law able to block access to override providers?
    Have you PM'd BT Company Representative as he asked?
    Time has moved on (much quicker than it used to - or so it seems at my age) and my previous advice on residential telephony has been or is now gradually being overtaken by changes in the retail market. Hence, I have now deleted links to my previous 'pearls of wisdom'. I sincerely hope they helped save some of you money.
  • norwichman_2
    norwichman_2 Posts: 14 Forumite
    Yes I have but still have not received a reply. Just wanted to know in gereral can the block these services.
  • Heinz
    Heinz Posts: 11,191 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Car Insurance Carver!
    norwichman wrote: »
    Yes I have but still have not received a reply. Just wanted to know in gereral can the block these services.
    BT can (and does) block them for those on the Light User Scheme. It cannot for those paying standard line rental rates.
    Time has moved on (much quicker than it used to - or so it seems at my age) and my previous advice on residential telephony has been or is now gradually being overtaken by changes in the retail market. Hence, I have now deleted links to my previous 'pearls of wisdom'. I sincerely hope they helped save some of you money.
  • BT_company_representative
    BT_company_representative Posts: 1,861 Organisation Representative
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Could you PM me your parent's account details and I can check for you. There may be a marker on the line which is why your parents are receiving the message whenever they dial the number. Apologies for the delay in my response, have been unable to locate your previous PM you sent through.

    Sean
    BT support
    Official Company Representative
    I am the official company representative of BT. MSE has given permission for me to post in response to queries about the company, so that I can help solve issues. You can see my name on the companies with permission to post list. I am not allowed to tout for business at all. If you believe I am please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com This does NOT imply any form of approval of my company or its products by MSE"
  • norwichman_2
    norwichman_2 Posts: 14 Forumite
    I have done for the second time a private message. What is happening?
  • del1001
    del1001 Posts: 229 Forumite
    It will almost certainly be a marker on your line from when you had BT Basic, same thing happened to me when I took the line over from a previous occupant, it took about 3 days to sort it out :)
  • Did my private message for the second time

    Still no reply

    Still it better than ringing BT costomer services as they claimed the line was not blocked, or had no clue what i was talking about.
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